The Evaluation of Quality of Life of Patients with Seborrheic Dermatitis

dc.contributor.authorDogramaci, Asena Cigem
dc.contributor.authorHavlucu, Deniz Yurtman
dc.contributor.authorSavas, Nazan
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T20:56:54Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T20:56:54Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: Seborrheic dermatitis is a common disease characterized by the presence of erythematous plaques with oily-yellow desquamation. The chronic nature of disease, periods of remission and exacerbation and lack of efficient treatment modalities may cause impairment of quality of life of the patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of seborrheic dermatitis on the quality of life of the patients. Methods: Sixty-five patients with seborrheic dermatitis were enrolled the study. Patients were asked to fill HAD, Skindex-29 and DLQI. Kolmogorov Smirnov, correlation, chi square and Kruskal Wallis were used in statistical analyses. All analyses were performed using SPSS for Windows v 11.5. Results: DLQI scores were moderately positive correlated with HAD-A and HAD-D scores, while strongly positive correlated with Skindex-29 scores. Seborrheic dermatitis negatively impact emotional condition of patients (p<0.05). Conclusion: Seborrheic dermatitis negatively affects quality of life, and the greater the impairment of quality of life due to seborrheic dermatitis, the greater the level of anxiety and depression.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage102en_US
dc.identifier.issn1307-7635
dc.identifier.issn1308-5255
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage99en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/12161
dc.identifier.volume2en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000420823800002en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurk Dermatoloji Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Dermatologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectSeborrheic dermatitisen_US
dc.subjectquality of lifeen_US
dc.subjectanxietyen_US
dc.subjectdepressionen_US
dc.subjectDLQIen_US
dc.subjectSkindex-29en_US
dc.titleThe Evaluation of Quality of Life of Patients with Seborrheic Dermatitisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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